What are the 30 year old plus gamers playing?

strumpusplunket · 8 Dec 2019 at 11:33

robfosters said:
No chance. I will game for the rest of my life or until I’m physically unable to.

Give it 30 years or so and nursing homes will all be wired up for LAN parties

“Come on Mr Taylor, first you need your bed bath, then you can play GTA 20”

As I get older I've started to get nagging worries about health not only for my general well-being, but also for gaming in retirement. What if I get arthritis in my hands and can't use a mouse or controller? What if my heart can't take stressful games any more? What if my back starts to play up if I sit at the PC too long? What if I lose the ability to focus well enough on the screen?

At what point will my reactions get so slow I have to game on easy or give up action-type games completely?

Will there be over-80s only game servers so I don't get owned by the 40 year-old kids?

These are serious concerns!

TNA · 8 Dec 2019 at 14:44

strumpusplunket said:
As I get older I've started to get nagging worries about health not only for my general well-being, but also for gaming in retirement. What if I get arthritis in my hands and can't use a mouse or controller? What if my heart can't take stressful games any more? What if my back starts to play up if I sit at the PC too long? What if I lose the ability to focus well enough on the screen?

At what point will my reactions get so slow I have to game on easy or give up action-type games completely?

Will there be over-80s only game servers so I don't get owned by the 40 year-old kids?

These are serious concerns!

Lol. I don't play mp games so I should fare better

nitr0uk · 9 Dec 2019 at 10:18

31 here.

Playing CSGO and GTA V at the moment

npjnpj · 9 Dec 2019 at 11:22

Pong, Minesweeper, and PacMan if I'm feel like a walk on the wild side.

Yadda · 10 Dec 2019 at 15:10

Got myself a free month of Origin Basic Access for enabling 2FA on my account so I've been having a look around their catalogue for games to try.

So far I've tried Batman Arkham Origins (hmm, I like a bit of stealth but not sure the console/gamepad-style of combat is for me) and Titanfall2 (it looks good but I'm only in the middle of the training mission).

Metalface Mark · 10 Dec 2019 at 15:50

Currently really enjoying Rage 2 on gamepass, such a varied game, its a bit of a mad max ripoff, but hugely enjoyable.

SeatIbiza · 10 Dec 2019 at 16:35

Yadda said:
Got myself a free month of Origin Basic Access for enabling 2FA on my account so I've been having a look around their catalogue for games to try.

So far I've tried Batman Arkham Origins (hmm, I like a bit of stealth but not sure the console/gamepad-style of combat is for me) and Titanfall2 (it looks good but I'm only in the middle of the training mission).

Titanfall 2 is a good game...get multiplayering!

Yadda · 10 Dec 2019 at 20:20

SeatIbiza said:
Titanfall 2 is a good game...get multiplayering!

Good stuff. Yea, I'll give it a go once I've had a bit more of a play through the campaign. This is my first bash at a Titanfall game so it all feels very new to me at the moment.

SeatIbiza · 11 Dec 2019 at 09:16

Yadda said:
Good stuff. Yea, I'll give it a go once I've had a bit more of a play through the campaign. This is my first bash at a Titanfall game so it all feels very new to me at the moment.

I Like that it's almost 2 games in 1. You're on foot for a while and then get your titan and you're stomping around blasting people. Good stuff.

Relentless81 · 11 Dec 2019 at 09:21

SeatIbiza said:
Titanfall 2 is a good game...get multiplayering!

I've just started playing this, really enjoying the differences in pace between Titan and Pilot

Terminal_Boy · 11 Dec 2019 at 09:31

Half-Life 2 with MMod.

Totally changes the gunplay and how dangerous the enemies are. Plus iron sights! Looks great too, but the changes are really subtly done.

ntemples1 · 13 Dec 2019 at 11:21

Demon souls with a ps3 emulator!! So hard!!!

Ninco! · 20 Dec 2019 at 20:24

The bug has bit for relaxed driving sims!

Euro Truck Simulator 2 and Mudrunner are both very addictive. I have American Truck Sim in the library but not played. For Mudrunner I double dipped with PC and Switch versions. I was getting driving sim withdrawals on the Switch and Mudrunner is awesome if you like pootling about, getting stuck etc. Actually I thought like ETS, it would be a snooze fest - nothing further from the truth!

For racing sims, the Switch has a couple but I fear they are a bit arcadey so avoided - If only ETS was available on the Switch.

Pillars of Eternity (started earlier in the year and loved it), only parked it for a while so I am going to resume over the holidays. Probably start over.

aoaaron · 20 Dec 2019 at 23:57

I'm 29 but currently playing planescape torment.

jcr · 21 Dec 2019 at 06:31

Borderlands 3 and the hunter cotw on pc

stument · 21 Dec 2019 at 07:52

Call Of Duty MW
PUBG
Apex

My reflexes haven't changed a day still smashing it at 31

Dyson · 21 Dec 2019 at 08:06

Ninco! said:
For racing sims, the Switch has a couple but I fear they are a bit arcadey so avoided - If only ETS was available on the Switch.

Waiting for Grid to be on sale, £30 just seems a bit too much - About as close as it gets on the Switch for racing sims I think.

Personally playing Skyrim at the moment, still an amazing game.

Buddy · 21 Dec 2019 at 11:36

Just picked up Hunt Showdown. What a great idea. Graphics are also amazing.

music4mybumhole · 1 Jan 2021 at 17:18

sHo0sH said:
Need for Speed Heat - its taken me back to the days of NFS Underground and I'm absolutely loving it. [currently 35]

I've been playing NFS heat and also loving it. best Since Carbon as they have all been dung since that. Also making a start on RDR2 and then my bro bought me C2077 so will have to start it too.

Kronos · 1 Jan 2021 at 17:36

At 67 I am playing.
Fallout 76 mainly.
Trine 4 which is fun.
Dipping into CoD Cold War but it has not gripped me and will definitely be the last CoD I will play.
Struggling to with AC:Valhalla find it so repetitive and boring.